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conker

noun
/ˈkɒŋkə/

Etymology

From 19th-century dialect conker (“snail-shell”); the game of conkers was originally played using snail-shells; from conch + -er or a variant of conquer.

  1. derived from κόγχη
  2. borrowed from concha
  3. suffixed as conker — “conch + er”

Definitions

  1. A horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers.

    • His bald spot gleams like a burnished conker.
    • Unboxing conkers? What on earth are you talking about? Oh wow, you really are out of the loop, aren’t you? Gen Zers are taking to TikTok to film themselves unpeeling conkers from their spiky capsules.

  2. Alternative form of kankar.

    • The roads are not exceeded by any throughout India; hard conker pounded, makes them as level as a table.

The neighborhood

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